Accused of dishonouring Koti-Chennayya, Jagadish Adhikari issues apology
Moodabidri: “Although I am a part of Bharatiya Janata Party, as a big fan of the former Minister B. Janardhan Poojary, I did not mean any kind of disrespect to the Billava community. Despite this, I offer my apologies to friends from the Billava Community in case I have hurt their sentiments”, said BJP Leader, K.P Jagadish Adhikari.
Speaking at a press conference organized at Moodabidri Press Club on Saturday, he said, “In the Religious Governing Council, any particular religion is not seen as inferior to other. I have not indulged in discriminating based on religion, caste, sect, language, or culture. I have made a statement in the Religious Council on how the legacy of giving respect must continue. Despite being in the BJP, as a great fan of Janardhan Poojary, on many different occasions, I have continued to render my cooperation and support to friends in the Billava Community”, he expressed.
“I am deeply hurt by this issue. Billava Community is a part of my heart, I have grown among them”, he said.
Previously, Jagadish Adhikari’s statements twisting the history associated with Tulu Nadu’s heroic personality Koti-Chennaya and sayings insulting the former Minister B. Janardhan Poojary had gone viral on social media and hurt the collective sentiments of the Billava Community.
Enraged by this, the Billava Community expressed their outrage, while the Moodabidri Billava Sangha registered an FIR against Jagadish Adhikari at the Moodbidri Police Station.
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T'gana BC panel seeks reports over infant's death, family alleges caste abuse
Hyderabad (PTI): The Telangana Commission for Backward Classes on Monday sought reports from state government officials on the death of an infant following alleged assault and caste abuse against her family members in Nagarkurnool district while visiting a temple fair.
In separate letters, Commission Chairman G Niranjan urged Endowments Department Commissioner S Harish and Nagarkurnool district Collector Badavath Santhosh to furnish the reports within three days.
Niranjan drew the officials' attention to media reports on the death of the two-month-old baby at Kummera village in the district and alleged caste discrimination and denial of entry to the temple fair to the baby's family belonging to a BC community.
BJP OBC Morcha's state unit president G Anand Goud alleged inadequate response by the police in the incident and demanded a transparent investigation into the incident.
Alleging that the deceased baby's father was attacked in the incident, he also demanded action against the attackers.
Goud told reporters that BJP's state unit president N Ramachander Rao would visit the village on February 24 and meet the baby's family members.
Meanwhile, a BRS delegation met DGP B Shivadhar Reddy and demanded a comprehensive inquiry into the incident.
The BRS leaders sought action against a person who allegedly attacked the infant's parents.
BC associations have held protests over the past few days regarding the alleged caste discrimination against the deceased infant's family members.
Police said on Sunday that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases registered after the family alleged that the baby died following an "assault" by a group of villagers. The family also alleged that they were abused in the name of caste in the incident on February 18.
However, a villager, part of the group, lodged a counter-complaint with the police the same day, alleging that he was attacked with stones during a scuffle with the family, sustaining a head injury, following which a case was registered.
The infant died on February 21 and her mother, who belongs to an SC community, also lodged a complaint alleging her daughter died due to the physical assault on the family by some villagers, police said.
